יָאַל
yâʼal(yaw-al')
“properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition”
19 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Translated in KJV as
assaybeginbe contentpleasetake upon[idiom] willinglywould.
Etymology
a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);
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“And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.”